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Japan's exports rise for 5th time in April on weak yen, biz mood stalls

In volume terms, however, Japanese shipments fell 3.2 per cent year-on-year in April, down for the third straight month

BOJ may face more pressure to hike rates amid declining consumer spending

The yen has depreciated by roughly 10% against the dollar so far this year despite the BOJ's decision in March to end eight years of negative rates

Yen higher, dollar squeezed as US inflation eased to its slowest pace

Core US inflation slowed to an annualised 3.6 per cent in April, Wednesday's data showed

Dollar trades low ahead of crucial inflation report; yen under pressure

The yuan slid to a two-week low versus the dollar after US President Joe Biden unveiled steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports

Yen's avoidable slide to 1990 level

The yen fell due to the prevailing blunt interest rate policy. But there is an alternative policy

Yen eases despite intervention threat, as RBA keeps interest rates steady

At the RBA's last meeting in mid-March, policymakers watered down their tightening bias, although Bullock declined to say whether policy has shifted to neutral

Asian shares at 15-mth high on rate cut bets; RBA seen turning hawkish

Japan's Nikkei gained 1.3% and S&P 500 futures were steady after the cash index logged a 1 per cent rise overnight

Dollar broadly steady after soft US jobs report; yen starts on back foot

The offshore yuan was last at 7.1959 per dollar, and gained more than 1 per cent last week

Asia shares rise on Fed cut bets; yen trims gains after strong surge

Trading was thinned in Asia with Japan out for a holiday, though markets in mainland China got off to an upbeat start after returning from an extended break

Janet Yellen counsels caution on currency intervention after yen surge

"I'm not going to comment on whether they did or didn't intervene," Yellen told reporters Saturday following a speech in Mesa, Arizona. "I think that that's a rumor."

Asian stocks surge on tech boost; yen extends gains to end volatile week

With markets in Japan and mainland China closed on Friday, regional trading activity is likely to be subdued as traders look ahead to the U.S. nonfarm payrolls data later in the day

Yen set for strongest week in over a year; dollar waits on US jobs

The yen rose to a session-high of 152.895 per dollar in early Asia trade and was set to clock a weekly gain of more than 3 per cent , its largest since December 2022

Mitsubishi CEO says weak yen hurting economy, poses risks to deals abroad

The yen has slid to 34-year lows this year as the Bank of Japan keeps interest rates low, causing investors to buy higher-yielding currencies

Yen surges against US dollar on suspected intervention by Japan authorities

The difficulty in arresting the yen's slide has been made clear by the speed at which the currency has reversed direction after its spike

Asian stocks off to shaky start as US Fed flags delays to rate cuts

Much of Asia is returning from a holiday that had closed markets on Wednesday, though Chinese bond, currency and stock markets remain shut through the rest of the week

Yen holds on to sharp gains after suspected intervention, Fed in focus

Japanese currency was trading a touch lower 0.16% at 156.56 per dollar, but was well off its 34-year low of 160.245 hit on Monday

Yen hits weakest level since April 1990, trips past 160 per US dollar

The yen's move barely affected the euro and sterling, both of which stayed near the bottom of the ranges hit during Friday's volatile session

Asia shares rise as Fed rate interest decision looms large; yen crumbles

Oil prices ticked down on expectations that higher-for-longer US interest rates would dampen demand, while news of a potential Gaza ceasefire eased fears of supply constraints

Japan's yen hits fresh 34-year low after BOJ holds interest rates

The yen also nudged down to its weakest almost 16 years at 167.38 per euro and its weakest in nearly a decade on the Australian dollar

BOJ Guv Ueda rules out responding to weak yen with interest rate hike

The weak yen may push up import prices but that alone won't trigger a rate hike either, Ueda said